Monday, April 29

Do Now: Vocab #15!!

Today:
New Vocab
Act IV & V Rewrites

Assignments:
word maps due Friday

Wednesday, April 25

Periods 3 & 8:
Writing Prompt 5.5: 
Read following quotes from III.1:
Mercutio: A plague on both your houses! (and then he dies)

Romeo: Oh, I am fortune's fool! (right after killing Tybalt)

What do you think these characters mean? What role do you think fate is playing in this story? Do R&J have a chance, or were they cursed all along? 


Today:
review vocabulary
finish Act III
dramatic monologues

Assignments:
review vocabulary
Romeo letters
Act III film comparison


Periods 2 & 7:
Do Now: Prepare your freeze frames in groups. 


Today:
present scenes and discuss III.1
review vocabulary
continue Act III


Assignments:
Romeo letter:  

• Pretend you are Romeo. Write a letter to Juliet explaining what happened with Tybalt. Did you try to stop the fight? Why did you react so violently? Explain your actions and thoughts, and express any concerns about how this may affect your new marriage.
• At least one full side of notebook paper.

Vocab quiz on Friday

Tuesday, April 23

A merry birthday to William Shakespeare wish we!

Periods 3 & 8:
Do Now: Prepare your freeze frames in groups. 
Today:
present scenes and discuss III.1
review vocabulary
continue Act III
Assignments:
Romeo letter: 

• Pretend you are Romeo. Write a letter to Juliet explaining what happened with Tybalt. Did you try to stop the fight? Why did you react so violently? Explain your actions and thoughts, and express any concerns about how this may affect your new marriage.
• At least one full side of notebook paper.

Vocab quiz on Friday

Periods 2 & 7:Do Now: Get our your viewing guides from yesterday
Today:
finish Viewing Guide and Act II
review vocabulary
begin Act III freeze frame groups
Assignments:

• Finish summarizing your scene. You will need this at the beginning of class tomorrow. 
• Vocab Quiz on Friday

Monday, April 22

Do Now: 
Vocab review!!

Today:
Periods 3 & 8:
Finish marriage rules
Start Act III snapshots

Periods 2 & 7:
Act II viewing guide

Assignments:
Vocab quiz on Friday


Periods 3 & 8:
read and summarize scene and be ready to make your snapshots for tomorrow!

Friday, April 12

No Do Now: Study for your quiz!!


Today:

Vocab quiz
Finish Act I
Lovers' sonnet
Lit Terms

Assignments:
AOTW #23 due Monday - "We've Got the Power" pgs 14-15
GRADES END TUESDAY

Thursday, April 11

Writing Prompt 5.3: Write about a time you had to curtail a bad habit. What was the habit? Did you provide incentives for yourself if you broke the habit? Or, did you succumb to the habit? Explain.

Today:
Review vocab
finish Love Connection
return Night essays - context
Video of Act 1


Assignments:
vocab quiz tomorrow
extra credit options due Tuesday
GRADES END TUESDAY, 4/16 

Monday, April 8

Writing Prompt 5.2
Do you think that it is ever possible to truly "get over" a love interest? What do you think is the best way to "get over" someone? What advice would you give to a friend experiencing a break-up or rejection? Explain your answer.

Today:
review vocabulary
discuss AOTW #21
read Act 1, Scenes 1-3


Assignments:
vocabulary quiz on Friday
GRADES CLOSE TUESDAY, 4/16!!!! 

Tuesday, April 2

Do Now: New Vocabulary 

Today:
Finish Shakespearean Language Notes
Begin reading Prologue

Assignments:
Word maps due Friday
Period 3 - Shakespear-ize modern sentences and annotate the Prologue

Monday, April 1

Writing Prompt 5.1 - Shakespearean Insults! Create five insults using the list of Shakespearean words. 

Today:
Shakespearean Language Intro

Assignments:
Period 3 - Finish reorganizing inverted sentences